The word 从此 is formed by combining two ancient pictographic characters: 从 (cóng), which originally depicted one person following another, conveying the idea of "to follow" or "from", and 此 (cǐ), which was a composite character showing a foot (止) stopping next to a person (匕), meaning "this" or "here". Their union creates a conceptual image of motion or progression starting precisely from a defined point in time or space, literally meaning "from this" and figuratively implying "from now on" or "from then on", capturing the essence of a departure point for subsequent events.